The Symphony No. 4 by Swiss composer Arthur Honegger is a work for orchestra, written in 1946 on a commission from Paul Sacher. Subtitled Deliciæ Basiliensis, it was first performed on January 21, 1947, by the chamber orchestra Basler Kammerorchester under Sacher. On the same program were the premieres of two other works commissioned by Sacher: Igor Stravinsky's Concerto in D and Bohuslav Martinů's Toccata e due Canzoni.
Date of composition | 1946 |
Premiered | 1947, January 21st |
Dedicated to | Dedicated to Paul Sacher & Basel Chamber Orchestra |
Type | Symphony |
Tonality | A Minor |
Catalogue | H 191 |
Approx. duration | 28 minutes |
Instruments | Orchestra |
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Arthur Honegger: Symphonie n°4 en la mineur, H 191 "Deliciæ Basiliensis" Arthur Honegger: Sinfonia n. 4 in la minore, H 191 "Deliciæ Basiliensis" Arthur Honegger: Sinfonie Nr. 4 a-moll, H 191 "Deliciæ Basiliensis" |